Holding(s) in Company

SCHEDULE 10                                  
                                                                               
                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES                   

1) Name of company



Hays plc


2) Name of shareholder having a major interest



Barclays plc


3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

Barclays Private Bank Ltd                          Barclays Global Investors, N.A   
                                                                               
Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd            Barclays Private Bank and Trust  
                                                   Ltd                              
                                                                               
Barclays Global Fund Advisors                      Barclays Global Investors Japan  
                                                   Ltd                              
                                                                               
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd                    Barclays Capital Securities Ltd  
                                                                               
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                      Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd   
                                                                               
Woolwich Unit Trust Managers Ltd                   Gerrard Ltd                      
                                                                               
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust &            Barclays Capital Inc             
Banking                                                                        
                                                                               
Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd               Barclays Bank plc     
           
                                                                               
4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
Number of shares held by each of them

Various nominee accounts


5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired


Not advised


6) Percentage of issued class


Not advised


7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed


Not Advised


8) Percentage of issued class


Not Advised


9) Class of security


Ordinary 1p shares


10) Date of transaction


4 August 2006


11) Date company informed


9 August 2006


12) Total holding following this notification



307,674,051


13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


21.02%


14) Any additional information


15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Maninder Dhiman

Company Secretarial Assistant

020 7614 9423


16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification


Stefan Bort
Deputy Company Secretary

Date of notification 9 August 2006